inflating v.使充气;膨胀;鼓吹;吹捧;(使)涨价.inflate的现在分词.
英 [ɪnˈfleɪtɪŋ] 美 [ɪnˈfleɪtɪŋ]
1. (使)充气;(使)膨胀;(使)胀大
Stuart jumped into the sea and inflated the liferaft...
斯图尔特跳到海里给救生艇充气。
2. 抬高(物价);(使)(物价)涨高
The promotion of a big release can inflate a film's final cost...
大规模发行所需的广告宣传会增加一部电影的最终成本。
inflated
They had to buy everything at inflated prices at the ranch store.
他们不得不在农场商店以高价购买所有东西。
3.夸张;夸大;吹嘘
If someone inflates the amount or effect of something, they say it is bigger, better, or more important than it really is, usually so that they can profit from it.
They inflated clients' medical treatment to defraud insurance companies...
他们夸大客户伤势的严重性和治疗情形以欺骗保险公司。
双语例句
1.Don's lifejacket had failed to inflate.
唐的救生衣未能充气膨胀。
2.Food prices are no longer inflating at the same rate as last year.
食物价格的上涨率已不再像去年那样高了。
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